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HYMNS.


"Shun with care that flowery way ;
Twill lead thee, pilgrim, far astray."
"Guide or counsel do I need?"
"Pilgrim, he who runs may read."
"Is the way that I must keep
Crossed by waters wide and deep ?"
"Did it lead through flood and fire
Thou must not stop thou must not tire."
"Till I have my journey past
Tell me will the daylight last?
Will the sky be bright and clear
Till the evening shades appear?"
"Though the sun now rides so high,
Clouds may veil the evening sky;
Fast sinks the sun, fast wears the day,
Thou must not stop thou must not stay:
God speed thee, pilgrim, on thy way!"